Battery case for automobiles



l May 23, 1939 LA VERNE F. FERGUSON 2,159,890

BATTERY CASE Foa AUTOMOBILES Filed June 21, 1958 Laerlefrgzco n ATTO R N EYS Patented May 23, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to battery cases for automobiles.

An object of the invention is to provide a container for a battery and a cover for the container adapted to loosely i'lt on the container and having a flange adapted to rest upon the top of the battery and serve as a brace for the cover and at the same time permit application and removal of the battery without special tools, and which in use will provide good protection for the battery.

A further object is to provide a battery case which will be formed of a few strong simpl-e .and parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modications may be resorted to Within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a battery case constructed in accordance with the invention with parts broken away.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary end elevation of the battery vcase shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, I designates a box or container adapted to snugly receive a conventional storage battery II. The container is provided with a cover I2 having a transversely arched top wall and having a ange I3 adapted to telescope loosely over the container I0. 'I'he flange I3 of the cover is provided on the sides or on the ends as desired, with angle iron bracket arms I4 which are preferably spot welded to the ange I3 and are adapted to engage the top of the battery II and perform the dual function of reinforcing the ange I3 of the cover against distortion and permitting easy application and removal of the cover.

The cover is provided with openings I5 in the flange I3 adapted to receive the battery terminal cables and preferably these openings are formed in the ends of the flange I3, although they may be formed in the sides of the iiange I3 if desired. 5

For locking the cover I2 against dislodgement a pair of straps I6 are spot welded to the top of the cover at the ends thereof and the ends of these straps are bifurcated and project beyond the ends of the ange I3. A pair of oppositely threaded screws II and I8 are connected by a turnbuckle I9 and one of these screws is pivotally connected to hinge ears which project from the container I 0, through the medium of a pivot pin 2I. The other screw is of suiicient 15 length to project upwardly through the bifurcated end of the strap I6.

A lever 22 is provided with a cam head 23 which is pivotally connected through the medium of a pivot pin 24 through the upper end of 20 a respective screw I1, as best shown in Fig. 4. The cam head is provided with a cam projection `25 which is eccentrically disposed with respect to the pivot pin 24 and which is adapted to forcibly press against the bifurcated end of the 25 respective strap I6 when the lever 22 is rocked downwardly into engagement with the strap and rmly hold the bracket arms I4 down against the top of the battery.

From the above description it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention twill be fully understood Without further explanaion.

What is claimed is:

A battery case comprising a container adapted to receive a battery, a cover for the container having a transversely arched top and having a marginal flange adapted to loosely telescope over the container, a pair of oppositely disposed angular brackets, secured to the inner face of said ilange and adapted to support the'cover upon the top of the battery, turnbuckle members hinged at the lower ends to the container and having the upper ends adapted to project above the top of the cover, bifurcated straps attached 4 to and extending beyond the cover adapted to receive the upper ends of said members, and levers having cam heads pivotally secured to the turnbuckle members and adapted to engage said bifurcated ends of the straps and releasably latch the cover upon the container.

LA VERNE F. FERGUSON. 

